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Auto repair and car care businesses in Cass County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Cass County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,000 of 2,401 scored counties
#112 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
52
11 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $915 a household
Spending per listing
$208K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
44.0
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,651
+0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Cass County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #2,000 of 2,401 scored counties and #112 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $915 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $10.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $208K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 52 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That is 44.0 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 621 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $95K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cass County. Population estimates put the population change in Cass County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Auto repair and car care in Cass County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households44.042.435.7
Spending per listing$208K$216K$269K
Households per official establishment621703681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.2%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$915$918$958
Median household income$53,813$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3143

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 19
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
51Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5211 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$95K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Cass County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,651+0.7% since 2020
Households
11,805
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
937 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$53,813+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,924
Median home value
$146,400
Jobs located here
7,350
Daytime population
25,675Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with Cass County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Jacinto County, TX871715.6$642K+7.1%#33 of 2,401
2Fort Bend County, TX8575325.7$414K+17.4%#52 of 2,401
3Chambers County, TX855733.1$327K+22.6%#59 of 2,401
4Clay County, TX831228.0$389K+5.0%#86 of 2,401
5Wilson County, TX806334.6$334K+12.2%#131 of 2,401
6Falls County, TX791117.3$527K+5.5%#138 of 2,401
7Denton County, TX771,12231.1$327K+16.9%#191 of 2,401
8Collin County, TX761,18628.5$349K+20.6%#205 of 2,401
9Jones County, TX762033.8$303K+6.1%#214 of 2,401
10Burleson County, TX722430.4$321K+16.2%#310 of 2,401
112Cass County, TX315244.0$208K+0.7%#2,000 of 2,401

Other business types in Cass County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Cass County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 52 auto repair and car care businesses in Cass County. 11 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cass County, TX spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $10.8M a year, or $915 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,805 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cass County, TX compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Cass County has 44.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $208K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Cass County would have about 40, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 621 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 28,651 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,805 households. The median household income in Cass County is $53,813 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Cass County scores 31 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #2,000 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Cass County

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